Maracás climate — normals and trends
Maracás (Brazil) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 767 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Maracás averages 0 frost days, 59 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Maracás has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 23 October 1954) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 22 July 2006).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MaracásEstado de Bahia
- coords
- -13.44°, -40.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.1°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
18.3°C
Annual rainfall
767mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
59 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.9 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
69 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.6 °C
23 October 1954
Coldest day
9.6 °C
22 July 2006
Wettest day
191 mm
25 December 2021
Windiest day
26.3 km/h
22 September 2021
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
13 November 1985
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
26 November 2015
Coldest feels-like
8.6 °C
22 July 2006
Sunniest day
12.8 h
3 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 262 mm | +171 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 38 mm | -47 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 22 mm | -91 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 73 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 36 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 23 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 16 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 11 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 27.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 31 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 115 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 71 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maracás?
Maracás has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 767 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maracás?
The hottest day measured in Maracás between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1954, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maracás?
The coldest day measured in Maracás between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2006, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Maracás?
Almost never: Maracás sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maracás warmed?
Yes: Maracás warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maracás?
The wettest day measured in Maracás between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 2021, with 191 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maracás?
The windiest day measured in Maracás between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2021, with winds reaching 26.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maracás?
The warmest month in Maracás is February (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Maracás?
Maracás receives on average 767 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maracás?
Maracás gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maracás?
Yes: Maracás has on average 69 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maracás?
In Maracás, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 26 November 2015, and the lowest was 8.6 °C on 22 July 2006.
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